Cellana exarata melanostoma

Black-foot 'Opihi

Animalia › Mollusca › Gastropoda › Nacellidae

Collected by: D. Thaanum
Date: May 1, 1923
Locality: Gardner Pinnacles
Island: Gardner Pinnacles
Region: Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States
Record type: Preservedspecimen

3 Bishop specimens of Cellana exarata melanostoma · collected 1923–1923Species page ›

Collected the same day

On May 1, 1923, D. Thaanum also collected 24+ other specimens.

Cellana exarata observed alive in Hawaiʻi

This specimen was collected in 1923. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 320 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-08-31.

2026-08-31

Kealia Pond Coastal Boardwalk, Maalaea, HI, US

(c) Eve Weldon, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-19

Kealakai Pl, Paia, HI, US

(c) bschmid, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-15

Kahaone Pl, Waialua, HI, US

(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-06

Kilauea, HI 96754, USA

(c) Jakub Gluszek, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-04

Kihei, HI, US

(c) leelovesnature1111, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-08-02

Kahuku, HI, US

(c) hi_ocean, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Cellana exarata melanostoma. BPBM 65972. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 35846323. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/mo/65972.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 35846323 ↗
Data license: CC0
Last harvested October 27, 2026